As one of the most talked-about figures, Clarence Williams III has built a significant fortune. Our team analyzed the latest data to provide a clear picture of their income.

What was Clarence Williams III's Net Worth?

Career Beginnings on Stage

Clarence Williams III was born on August 21, 1939, in New York City to musician Clarence Jr. and singer and actress Eva Taylor. His grandfather was a jazz pianist and composer.

In the early '00s, Williams appeared in episodes of "Law & Order," "The Legend of Tarzan," and "Fastlane." He began one of his longest-running roles in 2005 when he first appeared as Philby in "Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend," the second installment in the "Mystery Woman" series of Hallmark Channel films. Williams took over the role from J. E. Freeman, and appeared in all of the remaining nine "Mystery Woman" films through early 2007. In the seventh film, subtitled "At First Sight," he reunited with his former "Mod Squad" co-star Michael Cole. During his time in the "Mystery Woman" series, Williams played the recurring voice role of Councilor Andam on the Disney animated series "American Dragon: Jake Long." At the end of the '00s, he had guest roles on "Burn Notice" and "Cold Case.' In the 2010s, Williams appeared in episodes of FX's "Justified," TNT's "Memphis Beat," and Fox's "Empire," with the latter, in 2015, being his final television appearance.

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Clarence Williams III, ca.1970. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Clarence Williams III was an American actor who had a net worth of $2 million at the time of his death After rising to fame with his role as Linc Hayes on the television crime drama series "The Mod Squad," he appeared in such films as "Purple Rain," "Tales from the Hood," "Hoodlum," "Half Baked," "Life," and "The Butler." Williams also appeared in the "Mystery Woman" series of Hallmark Channel films between 2005 and 2007. Clarence died on June 4, 2021, at the age of 81.

Following two years as a paratrooper in the US Army, Williams began his acting career on stage. He made his Broadway debut in "The Long Dream" in 1960, and over the ensuing years appeared in such shows as "Walk in Darkness," "Sarah and the Sax," and "Doubletalk." Williams had his career breakthrough in the play "Slow Dance on the Killing Ground," for which he earned a Tony Award nomination in 1965.

In 1968, Williams debuted on television in what would become his most famous role: Linc Hayes on the ABC crime drama series "The Mod Squad." He starred alongsideMichael ColeandPeggy Lipton, with the trio playing young, rebellious undercover cops. A product of the late-'60s counterculture, "The Mod Squad" was a big hit, running for five seasons and earning six Emmy Award nominations. After the show ended in 1973, Williams didn't appear much on television. He returned at the end of the decade with a guest role on the Canadian series "The Littlest Hobo." In the 1980s, Williams had guest roles on "Hill Street Blues," "T. J. Hooker," "Miami Vice," and "The Cosby Show." He had a bigger part at the start of the 1990s, playing the recurring character FBI Agent Roger Hardy on the ABC surreal mystery drama "Twin Peaks." In 1994, Williams starred as a psychopathic prison inmate in John Frankenheimer's HBO television film "Against the Wall," a fictional account of the Attica Prison riot. He next appeared in a 1996 episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."

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